| League | Kontinental Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 8 September 2010 – 16 April 2011 |
| Number of teams | 23 |
| Regular season | |
| Continental Cup winner | Avangard Omsk |
| Season MVP | Alexander Radulov Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| Top scorer | Alexander Radulov Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| Playoffs | |
| Western champions | Atlant Moscow Oblast |
| Western runners-up | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
| Eastern champions | Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| Eastern runners-up | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| Gagarin Cup | |
| Finals champions | Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| Runners-up | Atlant Moscow Oblast |
| Gagarin Cup MVP | Konstantin Barulin Atlant Moscow Oblast |
| KHL seasons | |
The 2010–11 KHL season was the third season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It was held from 8 September 2010 and ended on 16 April 2011.
The season started with the Opening Cup game between the last season's finalists, Ak Bars Kazan and UHC Dynamo, the new team that was created by merging last season's Western conference winner HC MVD with Dynamo Moscow.
Salavat Yulaev Ufa won the Gagarin Cup and the Russian Championship after beating Atlant Moscow Oblast 4–1 in the play-off final series.
League changes[]
Team changes[]
Folding of Lada Togliatti
Lada Togliatti dropped out of the league and joined the Russian Major League instead, after failing to meet the league's financial requirements.
Merger of HC MVD and Dynamo Moscow
On 30 April 2010, it was announced that HC MVD would merge with Dynamo Moscow to form UHC Dynamo, which for the time being will play the majority of their games at Megasport Arena in Moscow, while also attempting to play some games in Balashikha. The current plan is to have a new, large and modernized arena constructed in Balashikha by 2012.
Expansion teams
By the deadline of 1 April 2010, six new teams from four different countries applied for KHL membership for this season: HC Yugra, Krylya Sovetov Moscow and Gazovik Tyumen from Russia; HC Budivelnyk from Kiev, Ukraine; HC Lev from Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; and Vėtra Vilnius from Lithuania.[1] Of these teams, Budivelnyk and Yugra were initially accepted into the KHL,[2] but on 24 June 2010 Budivelnyk announced it is unable to participate in the KHL in the 2010–11 season because their stadium is not ready.[3] On 16 July 2010, HC Lev, which in the meantime has been moved to Poprad in Slovakia, was accepted into the KHL,[4] but after the Slovak Hockey Federation's delay to give permit to the team, the KHL excluded Lev from the 2010–11 season.[5]
Other changes[]
Play-off format
Unlike in the previous seasons, all play-off series were played in a best-of-seven format.[6]
Vuvuzelas ban
The KHL administration has explicitly banned the sale and use of vuvuzelas, infamous since the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in ice hockey arenas.[7]
Regular season[]
The regular season started on 8 September 2010 with the Opening Cup and ended on 20 February 2011. There were short breaks in November, December and February for international matches and for the all-star game.[6] Each team played 54 games during the regular season.
Notable events[]
Opening Cup
The first game of the season is traditionally the "Opening Cup" and is played between the two Gagarin Cup finalists from the previous season. Because previous season's runner-up HC MVD merged with Dynamo Moscow, the Opening Cup was played between defending champion Ak Bars Kazan and the newly formed UHC Dynamo. The game took place on 8 September 2010 at the TatNeft Arena in Kazan where UHC Dynamo beat Ak Bars Kazan 3-1.
KHL versus NHL exhibition games
- Main article: List of KHL vs NHL games
The Carolina Hurricanes played SKA Saint Petersburg at the Ice Palace Saint Petersburg in Saint Petersburg, Russia on October 4 (SKA won 5–3), and the Phoenix Coyotes played Dinamo Riga at Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia on October 6 (Riga lost 1–3).[8]
Game in Switzerland
On 23 December 2010, before the Spengler Cup started, the two participants from the KHL, SKA Saint Petersburg and Spartak Moscow, played an official regular-season game in the Vaillant Arena in Davos, Switzerland. It was the first KHL game played in central Europe.
All-Star Game
The All-Star weekend took place on 5 and 6 February 2011 in Saint Petersburg.[6]
League standings[]
Source: KHL.ru[9]
Points were awarded as follows:
- 3 Points for a win in regulation ("W")
- 2 Points for a win in overtime ("OTW") or penalty shootout ("SOW")
- 1 Point for a loss in a penalty shootout ("SOL") or overtime ("OTL")
- 0 Points for a loss in regulation ("L")
| Division winner | |
| Qualified for playoffs |
Conference standings[]
The conference standings determined the seedings for the play-offs. The first two places in each conference were reserved for the division winners.
| Western Conference | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 54 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 203 | 143 | 108 |
| UHC Dynamo | 54 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 149 | 131 | 96 |
| SKA Saint Petersburg | 54 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 171 | 144 | 96 |
| Atlant Moscow Oblast | 54 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 138 | 115 | 91 |
| Severstal Cherepovets | 54 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 145 | 142 | 89 |
| Spartak Moscow | 54 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 129 | 142 | 82 |
| Dinamo Riga | 54 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 160 | 149 | 81 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 54 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 150 | 155 | 74 |
| Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 54 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 144 | 151 | 73 |
| CSKA Moscow | 54 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 136 | 169 | 59 |
| Vityaz Chekhov | 54 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 119 | 178 | 52 |
Source: khl.ru[10]
| Eastern Conference | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avangard Omsk | 54 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 176 | 120 | 118 |
| Ak Bars Kazan | 54 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 181 | 133 | 105 |
| Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 54 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 210 | 144 | 109 |
| Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 54 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 167 | 141 | 100 |
| Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk | 54 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 145 | 151 | 87 |
| HC Sibir Novosibirsk | 54 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 133 | 131 | 83 |
| Barys Astana | 54 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 155 | 152 | 77 |
| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 54 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 159 | 162 | 75 |
| Traktor Chelyabinsk | 54 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 142 | 166 | 64 |
| Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 54 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 134 | 184 | 53 |
| Amur Khabarovsk | 54 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 112 | 173 | 50 |
| Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 54 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 105 | 186 | 41 |
Source: khl.ru[11]
Divisional standings[]
Western Conference
| Bobrov Division | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UHC Dynamo | 54 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 149 | 131 | 96 |
| SKA Saint Petersburg | 54 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 171 | 144 | 96 |
| Spartak Moscow | 54 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 129 | 142 | 82 |
| Dinamo Riga | 54 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 160 | 149 | 81 |
| CSKA Moscow | 54 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 136 | 169 | 59 |
| Tarasov Division | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 54 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 203 | 143 | 108 |
| Atlant Moscow Oblast | 54 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 138 | 115 | 91 |
| Severstal Cherepovets | 54 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 145 | 142 | 89 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 54 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 150 | 155 | 74 |
| Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 54 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 144 | 151 | 73 |
| Vityaz Chekhov | 54 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 119 | 178 | 52 |
Eastern Conference
| Kharlamov Division | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ak Bars Kazan | 54 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 181 | 133 | 105 |
| Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 54 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 167 | 141 | 100 |
| Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk | 54 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 145 | 151 | 87 |
| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 54 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 159 | 162 | 75 |
| Traktor Chelyabinsk | 54 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 142 | 166 | 64 |
| Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 54 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 134 | 184 | 53 |
| Chernyshev Division | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avangard Omsk | 54 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 176 | 120 | 118 |
| Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 54 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 210 | 144 | 109 |
| Sibir Novosibirsk | 54 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 133 | 131 | 83 |
| Barys Astana | 54 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 155 | 152 | 77 |
| Amur Khabarovsk | 54 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 112 | 173 | 50 |
| Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 54 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 105 | 186 | 41 |
Playoffs[]
The playoffs started on 23 February 2011. The fifth and final game of the final series for the Gagarin Cup was played on 16 April 2011.[6]
| Conference Quarter-Finals |
Conference Semi-Finals |
Conference Finals |
Gagarin Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Avangard | 4 | 2 | Ak Bars | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Neftekhimik | 3 | 3 | Salavat Yulaev | 4 |
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| 2 | Ak Bars | 4 | Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Barys | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Salavat Yulaev | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Metallurg Mg | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Salavat Yulaev | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sibir | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Metallurg Mg | 4 | 1 | Avangard | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Yugra | 2 | 4 | Metallurg Mg | 4 |
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| 3 | Salavat Yulaev | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlant | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lokomotiv | 4 | 1 | Lokomotiv | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Dinamo Minsk | 3 | 7 | Dinamo Riga | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | UHC Dynamo | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dinamo Riga | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lokomotiv | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlant | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | SKA | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Spartak | 0 | Western Conference | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlant | 4 | 3 | SKA | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Severstal | 2 | 4 | Atlant | 4 | |||||||||||||
Final standings[]
Bold indicates playoff team.
References[]
- ↑ "Завершен прием заявок от клубов, желающих вступить в КХЛ". khl.ru. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. http://www.khl.ru/news/2010/4/1/27043.html. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ↑ "Medvedev: "Budivelnik" will play in the KHL "". http://budivelnik.org/news.php?id=100. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ↑ "Budivelnik will not play in KHL". Kontinental Hockey League. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. http://en.khl.ru/news/2010/6/26/23872.html. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ↑ "HC Lev to join KHL". Kontinental Hockey League. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. http://en.khl.ru/news/2010/7/19/23874.html. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ↑ (in Russian). khl.ru. 2010-07-28. http://www.khl.ru/news/2010/7/28/27728.html.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. http://www.khl.ru/news/2010/7/21/27709.html. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ↑ (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. http://www.khl.ru/news/2010/7/23/27717.html. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ↑ "Exhibition game KHL – NHL". Kontinental Hockey League. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. http://www.khlnhl.ru/en/. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ↑ "KHL Regular season standings". KHL.ru. http://en.khl.ru/statistics/167/.
- ↑ "Western Conference". KHL.ru. http://en.khl.ru/standings/conference185/.
- ↑ "Eastern Conference". KHL.ru. http://en.khl.ru/standings/conference185/.
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